Kev Wong. One of my fav Steem Ballers.
I was just spoke at the Steem Creators Conf in Las Vegas.
A lot of us were mulling this same issue.

I think your take is a proper response for the time being.
I'm also going to be pushing my content onto the trending page.
I put a lot of work into my stuff and I want a nice example of decent content to be represented on the trending page.

I think if good content shows trending it will up the moral of the community.

Good stuff.

PS. See you at STeemfest this year. Should be epic